"The International Criminal Court
in The Hague is investigating the so-called Libyan Coastguard.
This investigation is the result of the numerous attacks on civil
rescue organisations as well as refugees and migrants, as highlighted
by Sea-Watch. In several cases, the so-called Libyan Coastguard
has put rescuers, migrants and refugees in mortal danger in order
to bring the latter back to Libya at gunpoint  a clear
violation of the internationally-accepted principle of non-refoulement.

For Sea-Watch, the specific reason for
this legal investigation stems from an incident on 10th
May in which a patrol boat of the Libyan Coastguard dangerously
cut across the bow of the Sea-Watch 2 in order to subsequently
reach a wooden boat with c. 500 people on board."

EU funds for refugee support in Turkey
are used to detain and deport them: Feature

"The EU-Turkey agreement was always
supposed to be a plan, according to the ones that design it,
to stop to route though Greece and support the millions of refugees
stuck in Turkey. Nevertheless the EU has not disbursed all funds
under the EU-Turkey deal to NGOs but also to the Turkish government,
FAZ reported on Monday....

So the EU funds do not entirely go straight
to support the refugees but also to detain and deport them. In
its report from 13.06.17 the Commission also stated: Due
to the lower than expected number of returnees, the Special Measure
on returns is also being modified to improve the Turkish Directorate-General
for Migration Managements capacity to manage, receive and
host migrants and returnees, especially as concerns human resources
and infrastructure.....

According to the information from the
Turkish authorities only 56 of the around 1000 non-Syrian refugees,
who were transferred back from Greece to Turkey, applied for
asylum in Turkey. Only two were granted international protection
and 38 applications are pending, the rest was denied or rejected.
But overall more than 700 people were returned to their countries
of origin."

Afghanistan

"The afghan migration ministers
is asking both Sweden and EU to stop the deportations instantly,
was today reported by the Swedish paper SVD. A Swedish lawyer
quoted is reading this info as if the Afghan government is looking
for a way out from the previous agreement regarding returning
citizens...."

Italy

"There has been a protest today
at Cara di Mineo camp. 300 people blocked the main road Catania-Gela
close to the entrance of the Cara to protest against local new
rules. Plus, older problems like delays in receiving permits
to stay and the diaria (daily allowance) converted into cigarettes.

Authorities announced the rule which prohibits migrants from
cooking different food from the one provided by the Cara and
from selling clothes and medicines inside the structure."

"As official figures point to a
significant increase in undocumented migrants seeking to enter
the European Union, European Commission President Jean-Claude
Juncker on Friday described Greece and Italy as heroic
in their efforts to tackle the problem and pledged additional
European support.

In the past week alone, a total of 813
migrants arrived on the Greek islands from neighboring Turkey,
according to government figures made public on Friday.

Local reports suggest that conditions
at migrant reception centers on Chios and Lesvos are becoming
increasingly cramped and unpleasant, as arrivals have spiked
due to the good weather and only a handful of migrants are being
sent back to Turkey."

UK: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum
Chamber): No more returns to Libya

"The violence in Libya has reached
such a high level that substantial grounds are shown for believing
that a returning civilian would, solely on account of his presence
on the territory of that country or region, face a real risk
of being subject to a threat to his life or person."

EU: President Tusk wants to turn the international sanctions
machinery against migrant smugglers: See Council
Press release (pdf):

"When it comes to migration just
one remark: there is already a very ambitious and responsible
language proposed by Chancellor Merkel. My suggestion is that
maybe we could also add a very concrete reference to the fight
against smugglers. We could appeal to the other G20 members to
consider for example UN sanctions against the smugglers.

In order to put smugglers on the UN
list we need the UN Security Council members to agree. The G20
format seems to be a good forum to bring it to the table."

"Government reportedly
seeking EU approval of drastic changes to asylum procedures after
surge in refugee arrivals....The Italian government is considering
blocking boats carrying migrants from landing at its ports after
nearly 11,000 refugees arrived on its shores in five days.

It has been reported
that the government has given its ambassador to the EU, Maurizio
Massari, a mandate to raise the issue formally with the European
commission to seek permission for a drastic revision of EU asylum
procedures. One idea being discussed is denying docking privileges
to boats not carrying Italian flags that seek to land in Italian
ports, mainly in Sicily or Calabria."

" Italy is taking a formal step
with the European Commission in relation to the large numbers
of asylum seekers landing on its shores, ANSA sources said. Over
10,000 asylum seekers arrived in Italy from Saturday to Tuesday
and some 12,000 have arrived in the last 48 hours. The government
gave its ambassador to the EU, Maurizio Massari, a mandate to
formally raise the issue with European Migration and Home Affairs
Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, the sources said."

"The number of
refugees arriving in the eastern Croatian town of Tovarnik on
the Croatia-Serbia border has been rising since early Wednesday
morning, and just before the noon, some 180 migrants were being
on the premises of the local police station for registration.

The total closure of the Hungarian border (with Serbia) on Tuesday
led to re-routing of refugees from Serbia towards the border
with Croatia, the local police spokesman, Domagoj Dzigumovic,
said."

In an interview with
Chinas Xinhua News Agency, he said: I think we did
well. I clarify that by saying we did well, I mean we managed
a very difficult issue with dignity, but that does not mean we
did not make mistakes, that everybody is happy now, that there
are pergolas with flowers all around......

The situation remains
difficult, but manageable, Mouzalas said, noting that with 60,000
people trapped in Greece, the wager was big for a country with
no previous experience in hosting so many refugees.

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